thwart
verb (used with object)
to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
unthwarted
-
a word derived from
thwart.
Example Sentences
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I replied, though, unthwarted, “All mine, too, are imported! See this one in my pocket? It’s phlegmish.”
From Washington Post ● Sep. 3, 2020
End, pretty much, with an eager and unthwarted pilot, zooming down the narrow canyon of a spaceship, with his wingmen taking hits on his behalf and a tiny yet crucial target in his sights?
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 18, 2015
Unlike many a prodigy, young Marjorie Edwards is a natural, unthwarted person who rides a bicycle, collects stamps, wishes she could tap dance better than she does, reveres Yehudi Menuhin.
From Time Magazine Archive
Had it run its course unthwarted, a national style suited to the temperament of the people might have been formed, and much that was pedantic in the revival of the fifteenth century have been obviated.
From Renaissance in Italy Volume 3 The Fine Arts by John Addington Symonds
Instinct was her surest guide, and when she followed it unblinded by a passion, unthwarted by a mood, she prospered.
From Moods by Louisa May Alcott
